Natural Disasters

Directions:Fill out your chart. Next pick one of the natural disasters to research more about. Use the websites below to help you research the natural disaster you have choosen. Fill out the graphic organizer and put information onto a poster. You may want to save pictures as you go. You may put 3 - 5 pictures on your poster. You should have at least 3 paragraphs or bulleted lists on your poster. Make sure to include emergency plans and what to put in an emergency kit.

Videos - http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Disasters.htm

http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775896.html

Volcano website - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/

Hurricane website - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/

Tornado website - http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/tornado/

Avalanche website - http://nsidc.org/snow/avalanche/index.html

Tsunami search index - http://kids.yahoo.com/search?p=Tsunami&x=46&y=19

Flood search index - http://kids.yahoo.com/search?p=flash+flood

Wildfires search index - http://kids.yahoo.com/search?p=wildfires

Hurricane Animation - http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4020000/newsid_4022100/4022129.stm

Volcano http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Outreach/AboutVolcanoes/framework.html

Disaster Supply Kit list http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/assemble_disaster_supplies_kit.shtm wildfires avalanches earthquakes volcanic eruptions floods tsunamis blizzards cyclonic storms droughts hailstorms heat waves tornadoes hurricanes epidemics famine